Strategy Video Games45
Strategy games. Victory depends here on player’s strategy and tactics. Main task is to control resources (e.g. troops, civil workers) in order to defeat an enemy or achieve some other goal. The gameplay can be turn-based or in real time (RTS). Specific types of strategy games are economic games and so called ‘tycoons’.
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C.A.T.S.: Crash Arena Turbo Stars
Strategy 19 April 2017
C.A.T.S.: Crash Arena Turbo Stars for iOS and AND devices offers players the opportunity to design, build and develop their own combat robots and see them fight against other players. The game was created by the ZeptoLab studio, the creators of Cut the Rope and King of Thieves.
Forts
Strategy 19 April 2017
A real-time strategy game developed by independent Australian studio EarthWork Games. The player finds themselves in the middle of a war fought between three sides. They all are trying to gain access to the limited oil supplies. The action is presented by using a side perspective and the player is tasked with constructing the titular forts. After constructing, they must be defended. At the same time the player must focus on destroying enemy strongholds.
Shock Tactics
Strategy 11 April 2017
Shock Tactics is a turn-based strategy inspired by the classic games like the X-COM series or Jagged Alliance and the TV show Firefly. The game takes place in the far future, where mankind colonized the universe. We play as an ex-convict who was sent on a dangerous mission. His job will be to lead the colonization of a newly discovered planet.
Shardbound
Strategy 06 April 2017
A turn-based strategy game with card game features. The title was developed by Spiritwalk Games. The player is taken to a fantasy world that was almost completely destroyed by a magic disaster. All that remained of the world are islands floating above the center of the planet. Above the islands there are shards of the old realm – when one of them falls to the ground, humans gain access to ancient treasures and artifacts.
Europa Universalis IV: Mandate of Heaven
Strategy 06 April 2017
One among many DLCs for 2013 Europa Universalis IV by Paradox Interactive. Mandate of Heaven is focused on East Asia, especially on the Chinese Ming dynasty, Japan, and Manchurian tribes. Playing these factions, we can count on significantly more interesting experiences that are rich in detail, options, and unique events that are absent in the core game. The expansion introduces 50-year periods of prosperity and top power that can be achieved by meeting specific requirements.
Stellaris: Utopia
Strategy 06 April 2017
A standalone expansion for Stellaris – a 4X strategy game developed by Paradox Interactive. The Utopia expansion introduces an array of innovations and improvements, the first and foremost being an option of building so-called megastructures. This enigmatic name stands for giant, ring-shaped artificial worlds or even ones resembling a Dyson sphere, i.e. massive construction that completely encompasses a star and efficiently consumes all the energy emitted by it.
Domina
Strategy 03 April 2017
An economic strategy developed by the independent team at DolphinBarn studio. The players' task is to manage a gladiator school during the golden age of Roman Empire. They buy new warriors, prepare their training, and provide them with proper equipment (weapons, armor) to finally put them on the arena. Fighters can use various fighting styles, so it is possible to create specialized gladiators.
Battle Brothers
Strategy 24 March 2017
A combination of a turn-based strategy and an RPG, developed by Overhype Studios. Battle Brothers takes the player to a medieval-like low-fantasy world, where they become a leader of a mercenary band. The player can have up to 12 fighters under their command, and each of them has a portrait, name and a backstory, apart from a set of features that affect their stats and capabilities on the battlefield.
New Frontier Days: Founding Pioneers
Strategy 23 March 2017
A simple strategy game developed by Arc System Works. In the game, the player gets to control a group of pioneers with the task to establish a flourishing settlement and tend to the settlers’ needs. As the game begins, the player has at his disposal only one building and several servants, who have to be assigned particular jobs, like gathering resources, in order to expand the settlement.
Afghanistan '11
Strategy 23 March 2017
An innovative turn-based strategy developed by Every Single Soldier and Retro Epic Software as a direct continuation to Vietnam ’65. Afghanistan ’11 offers the ability to take part in numerous famed events from the history of the conflict. We take control of the coalition forces that focus on arming and training the Afghan security forces, as well as support of the local communities through taking care of crucial infrastructure, building water intakes, or distributing humanitarian aid.
Codex of Victory
Strategy 16 March 2017
Codex of Victory is a science fiction strategy game that takes place in the far future. It was developed by the Russian studio Ino-Co. Mankind has managed to populate over twenty planets, but the civilization's social structure reversed to that from the feudal times. Each territory is ruled by lords and barons, and the entire empire is controlled by the absolute ruler.
Bit City
Strategy 13 March 2017
A simple economic strategy game by NimbleBit, developed for mobile devices. The game starts in an empty area, where you have to build a prosperous metropolis from scratch. There are three main districts of the city: residential, service, and business. In each of them, you build unique buildings, which can be further developed. Moreover, you have to ensure the city is sufficiently busy by buying cars, ships, and planes.
Faeria
Strategy 08 March 2017
A card game with turn-based strategy elements that uses free-to-play distribution model with microtransactions. Faeria invites the players into an old fantasy world, home to humans as well as other intelligent species. The game puts emphasis on the lore and contains much additional information about the fictional universe. As for the gameplay, Faeria represents an unorthodox approach to the card game genre. Duels between two players are the foundation of the game.
Crusader Kings II: Monks and Mystics
Strategy 07 March 2017
A DLC for Crusader Kings II, developed by Paradox Interactive – a studio known from many successful strategy games, including Stellaris or Hearts of Iron IV. The add-on focuses on religious organizations, including public ones, as well as secret cults that hide from the rest of the society. As the time goes, certain groups can rise to prominence, achieving more influence.
Mafia City
Strategy 04 March 2017
A strategy game in which we play as the boss of one of the gangs and fight for influence in the city. In Mafia City we recruit gangsters and conduct operations against the competition and take over properties to generate profits for us.
RollerCoaster Tycoon Touch
Strategy 23 February 2017
A mobile installment of the popular economy simulation strategy game series in which we manage our own theme park. RollerCoaster Tycoon Touch was developed by the creators of RollerCoaster Tycoon World for PC: Nvizzio Creations. In RollerCoaster Tycoon Touch, we traditionally assume the role of a newly-opened theme park’s manager and have to transform it into a grand amusement park that attracts crowds of visitors.
Syrian Warfare
Strategy 21 February 2017
A tactical real-time strategy, taking place during the civil war in modern Syria. The game skips some of the typical RTS elements, such as resource gathering and base development. Instead, the main emphasis was placed on tactical maneuvers of land and air forces – including building assaults, using smoke grenades, air drops, air strikes, etc. Before each mission, we need to choose adequate units, with only occasional support from allied units during the mission.
Halo Wars 2
Strategy 17 February 2017
The continuation of the real-time science fiction strategy published in 2009 on Xbox 360 as a spin-off of the FPS franchise Halo. The second installment is co-developed by 353 Industries, which picked up the series after Bungie Software, and Creative Assembly primarily known for the extremely-popular strategy game series Total War. The plot of Halo Wars opens a whole new chapter in the universe, and supplements the original title’s story.
Realpolitiks
Strategy 16 February 2017
A real-time strategy game by Polish studio Jujubee, in which you play as a leader of one of the 21st-century nations and do your best in order for the citizens to prosper. Mechanics-wise, Realpolitiks resembles the popular Europa Universalis series, but the game is set in modern times and takes into account the current specifics of politics and reality.
Dropzone
Strategy 15 February 2017
An online science fiction strategy game by Sparkypants Studios, combining elements of a classical RTS with elements of modern MOBA productions. The action of Dropzone is set in times when humanity’s future is dependent on the mysterious energy source called the Core, and the only place where it can be found is Europa, one of the Jupiter’s moons. The problem is that the place is also a target for the alien race of Kavash.
Battle Islands: Commanders
Strategy 14 February 2017
A simplistic RTS game focusing on quick multiplayer duels and employing free-to-play business model. Battle Islands: Commanders was created by the experienced DR Studios, and the game extends the formula of 2013's Battle Islands. The game simplifies the traditional RTS mechanics, but supplementing them with elements borrowed from card games and tower defense titles. Each duel is fought using the cards one has in their deck, which can be modified to one's liking.
The Horus Heresy: Battle of Tallarn
Strategy 08 February 2017
The Horus Heresy: Battle of Tallarn is a turn-based strategy set in the Warhammer 40.000 universe. It was developed by HexWar. The game begins after the Iron Warriors bomb Tallran, which leads to the planet becoming a barren wasteland. Those who survived by hiding in the underground hideouts join their forces and call all the tank legions - from Leman Russ to Baneblade - for help. Gameplay in The Horus Heresy: Battle of Tallarn is based on the classic rules of turn-based strategies.
8-Bit Farm
Strategy 02 February 2017
8-Bit Farm is a simple economic strategy game developed by Kairosoft, a studio that specializes in mobile games. Like the title suggests, we take the role of a farm administrator. We will have to maximize our farm's production, continually expand it, and achieve the highest levels of contentment of our visitors, who decided to see for themselves how farms actually work.
Sovereignty: Crown of Kings
Strategy 02 February 2017
A turn based 4X strategy game with card game elements, set in a fantasy realm and developed by the Luxembourg-based independent studio The Lordz Games, previously known mainly for the Panzer Corps series. The story begins when the old Boruvian Empire starts to decline, and the younger kingdoms, rising in power, are more than willing to speed up its demise, seeing it as an opportunity to establish their own supremacy.